Summary
Maple Leaf Pro is set to launch a regular one-hour weeknight television show on TSN, with the debut planned for July.
An exact time slot has not been announced, but the report said the show is expected to avoid frequent preemptions because TSN operates five channels. That gives Scott D'Amore's promotion a much stronger television platform than most independents can usually secure.
How Maple Leaf Pro appears to be structuring the rollout
The July debut lines up with Maple Leaf Pro's announced taping dates of June 12 and June 13, followed by August 7 and August 8 at St. Clair College in Windsor. Based on that schedule, the expectation is that the company will tape episodes in batches for the weekly show.
The same report noted two possible landing spots, 10 to 11 p.m. on Wednesdays or 8 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays. The Wednesday option would keep Maple Leaf Pro away from direct head-to-head overlap with AEW while potentially giving it a lead-in audience, while Thursday would avoid TNA.
Maple Leaf Pro has also been building momentum outside the television news. The promotion is scheduled to tape on April 17 in Las Vegas, and its recent profile has already been boosted by projects like the ROH x Maple Leaf Pro Global Wars replay on HonorClub.
What TSN means for Maple Leaf Pro in Canada
A weekly TSN slot gives Maple Leaf Pro a level of mainstream sports-network exposure that can change how the promotion is viewed in Canada. If the July launch holds, Maple Leaf Pro will move into the next phase of its expansion with national TV behind it instead of relying only on event-based buzz.
That matters even more because the company was also described as working with AEW, ROH, and bringing in CMLL talent, while its March 27 and March 28 Windsor events reportedly drew sellout crowds of about 1,000 fans each. Those pieces together suggest Maple Leaf Pro is trying to turn early momentum into a more stable weekly presence.
Sources
As reported by Wrestling Observer Newsletter.


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